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1. (n.) reign
the period during which a sovereign occupies the throne.
2. reign
royal rule or authority; sovereignty.
3. reign
dominating power or influence:
the reign of law.
4. (v.i.) reign
to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; rule.
5. reign
to hold the position and name of sovereign without exercising the ruling power.
6. reign
to have control or influence.
7. reign
to be prevalent; prevail.
Etymology: (1225–75; (n.) ME reine, regne < OF reigne < L rēgnum realm, reign, der. of rēx, s. rēg- king; (v.) ME reinen, regnen < OF reignier < L rēgnāre, der. of rēgnum)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) reign
a period during which something or somebody is dominant or powerful
"he was helpless under the reign of his egotism"
2. (noun) reign
the period during which a monarch is sovereign
"during the reign of Henry VIII"
3. (verb) reign, sovereignty
royal authority; the dominion of a monarch
4. (verb) reign
have sovereign power
"Henry VIII reigned for a long time"
5. (verb) predominate, dominate, rule, reign, prevail
be larger in number, quantity, power, status or importance
"Money reigns supreme here"; "Hispanics predominate in this neighborhood"
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1. (noun) reign
a period when sb rules a country or has great power
the reign of Queen Victoria
2. (verb) reign
to rule or be very powerful
Which King reigned the longest?
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) reign
royal authority; supreme power; sovereignty; rule; dominion
2. (noun) reign
the territory or sphere which is reigned over; kingdom; empire; realm; dominion
3. (noun) reign
the time during which a king, queen, or emperor possesses the supreme authority; as, it happened in the reign of Elizabeth
4. (noun) reign
to possess or exercise sovereign power or authority; to exercise government, as a king or emperor;; to hold supreme power; to rule
5. (noun) reign
hence, to be predominant; to prevail
6. (noun) reign
to have superior or uncontrolled dominion; to rule
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Sense: the time during which a king or queen rules
in the reign of Queen Victoria.
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 Afrikaans: tydperk |
 Arabic: عَهْد المَلِك، مُدَّة جُل |
 Bulgarian: царуване |
 Brazilian: reinado |
 Czech: vláda, panování |
 German: die Regierungszeit |
 Danish: regeringstid |
 Greek: βασιλεία |
 Spanish: reinado |
 Estonian: valitsemisaeg |
 Farsi: دوران سلطنت |
 Finnish: hallituskausi |
 French: règne |
 Hebrew: מַלכוּת |
 Hindi: राज्य, शासन |
 Croatian: vladati (zemljom), prevla |
 Hungarian: uralkodás |
 Indonesian: masa pemerintahan |
 Icelandic: stjórnartíð |
 Italian: regno |
 Japanese: 統治 |
 Korean: 통치 기간 |
 Lithuanian: karaliavimas, valdymo lai |
 Latvian: valdīšana |
 Malay: pemerintahan |
 Dutch: regering |
 Norwegian: regjeringstid, styre |
 Polish: panowanie |
 Persian: دوران سلطنت |
 Pashto: دوره، پاچاهى، عصر |
 Portuguese: reinado |
 Romanian: domnie |
 Russian: царствование |
 Slovak: panovanie, vláda |
 Slovenian: vladavina |
 Serbian: vladavina |
 Swedish: regeringstid, välde |
 Thai: รัชสมัย |
 Turkish: saltanat, hükümdarlık |
 Taiwanese: (君主)統治期間 |
 Ukrainian: царювання |
 Urdu: حکومت |
 Vietnamese: triều đại |
 Chinese: （君主）统治时期 |
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